... what a family is without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I thi...nk, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown: that I have reigned with your loves.... And though you hav...e had, and may have, many mightier and wiser princes sitting in this seat; yet you never had, nor shall have any that will love you better.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

The superstition respecting power and office is going to the ground. The stream of human affairs flows its own way, and is very li...ttle affected by the activity of legislators. What great masses of men wish done, will be done; and they do not wish it for a freak, but because it is their state and natural end.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

Nature never rhymes her children, nor makes two men alike. When we see a great man, we fancy a resemblance to some historical pers...on, and predict the sequel of his character and fortune, a result which he is sure to disappoint. None will ever solve the problem of his character according to our prejudice, but only in his high unprecedented way.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

Has he all that the world loves and admires and covets?--he must cast behind him their admiration, and afflict them by faithfulnes...s to his truth, and become a byword and a hissing.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »